Name:		Thecaphora Fingerh., Linnaea 10 (1836) page 230 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Sorosporium F. Rudolphi (1829) Thecaspora Fingerh. (1836) Poikilosporium Dietel (1897) Glomosporium Kochman (1939) Angiosorus Thirum. & M.J. O’Brien (1974) Tothiella Vánky (1999) Kochmania Piatek (2005)
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Glomosporiaceae Cif. [Family] Urocystidiales R. Bauer & Oberw. [Order] Ustilaginomycetes R. Bauer, Oberw. & Vánky [Class] Ustilaginomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Thecaphora affinis Schneid. Thecaphora africana H. Scholz Thecaphora amaranthi (Hirschh.) Vánky Thecaphora amaranthicola M. Piepenbr. Thecaphora ambrosiae Vánky Thecaphora ammophilae Oudem. Thecaphora andropogonis Speg. Thecaphora androsaces (P. Karst.) Gutner Thecaphora androsacina Vánky Thecaphora anemarrhenae Chew & Chang Thecaphora apicis Savile Thecaphora aterrima Tul. & C. Tul. Thecaphora atterina Thecaphora aurantiaia Fingerh. Thecaphora berkeleyana A.A. Fisch. Waldh. Thecaphora bulbinellae P.H.B. Talbot Thecaphora burkartii J.C. Lindq. Thecaphora californica (Harkn.) G.P. Clinton Thecaphora carcinodes Berk. & M.A. Curtis Thecaphora cirsii Boud. Thecaphora cornuana Fisch. Thecaphora cuneata (Schofield) G.P. Clinton Thecaphora dactylidis Pass. Thecaphora deformans Durieu & Mont. Thecaphora delastrina Tul. Thecaphora denticulata Durán Thecaphora fimbristylidis Mundk. & Thirum. Thecaphora frezii Carranza & J.C. Lindq. Thecaphora globuligera Berk. & Broome Thecaphora guyotiana Har. Thecaphora haumani Speg. Thecaphora hedysari Vánky Thecaphora heliopsidis Durán Thecaphora hennenea Durán Thecaphora hennenii Durán Thecaphora herteriana Cif. Thecaphora hieronymi J. Schröt. Thecaphora hyalina Fingerh. Thecaphora inquinans Berk. & Broome Thecaphora iresine (J.A. Elliott) H.S. Jacks. Thecaphora iresines (J.A. Elliott) H.S. Jacks. Thecaphora kochiana (Gäum.) Thirum. & Neerg. Thecaphora lagenophorae (McAlpine) McAlpine Thecaphora lathyri J.G. Kühn Thecaphora lepidospermae Thecaphora lepidospermatis (McAlpine) Thirum. & Neerg. Thecaphora leptideum (Syd. & P. Syd.) Zundel Thecaphora leptocarpi Berk. Thecaphora lithospermi Vánky & Nannf. Thecaphora littorale (G. Cunn.) Thirum. & Neerg. Thecaphora littoralis (G. Cunn.) Thirum. & Neerg. Thecaphora loti Mayor Thecaphora lupini Mayor Thecaphora mauritiana (Syd.) L. Ling Thecaphora mauritianum (Syd.) Ling Thecaphora melampodii Durán Thecaphora melanogramma (DC.) Lév. Thecaphora mexicana Ellis & Everh. Thecaphora molluginis Săvul. Thecaphora muelleriana (Thüm.) Thirum. & Neerg. Thecaphora muellerianum (Thüm.) Thirum. & Neerg. Thecaphora neomexicana Durán Thecaphora oberwinkleri Vánky Thecaphora occulta Desm. Thecaphora oligaspora Cocc. Thecaphora orobanches Lév. Thecaphora orobi Ziling Thecaphora pallescens Fingerh. Thecaphora pilulaeformis Berk. & M.A. Curtis Thecaphora piluliformis Berk. & M.A. Curtis Thecaphora pimpinellae Juel Thecaphora polymniae Vánky & Pardo-Card. Thecaphora pulcherrima Duran Thecaphora pustulata G.P. Clinton Thecaphora rhynchosporae G.W. Fisch. Thecaphora rodwayi (McAlpine) Thirum. & Neerg. Thecaphora ruppiae Setch. Thecaphora saponariae (F. Rudolphi) Vánky Thecaphora schwarzmaniana Byzova Thecaphora seminis-convolvuli (Desm.) S. Ito Thecaphora smallanthi M. Piepenbr., P. Hanson & J. Carranza Thecaphora solani (Thirum. & M.J. O’Brien) Mordue Thecaphora spermacoces Thirum. & Pavgi Thecaphora sphaerophysae Z.Y. Zhao & Y.W. Xi Thecaphora spilanthes F.O. Freire & Vánky Thecaphora spilanthis F.O. Freire & Vánky Thecaphora thornberi Griffiths Thecaphora trailii Cooke Thecaphora trigonellae Shvartsman Thecaphora tunicae Auersw. Thecaphora tunicata G.P. Clinton Thecaphora viciae-amoenae Y. Harada Thecaphora viciae Bubák Thecaphora westendorpii Fisch.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (22 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]